Toaster



April l2 1927.

TOSTER File April 20, 1925 Patented Ar. 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES STEPHEN F. REBOBA, OI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOASTER.

Application iled April 20, 1925. Serial No. 24,383.

'The present invention has for its object to produce a simple and novel device, and one which in its simpler terms may be very cheaply manufactured, for successfully toastin e` a plurality ot slices ot' bread or the like` The various teatures ot novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinat'ter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and ot its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a device cnibodying my invention in one or' its forms, `portions being broken away to expose the interior construction; and Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the device filled with bread to be toasted, the dotted lines showing tie litter for the bread in its elevated position.

In the drawing I have illustrated only a single simple form of my invention and, for the sake ot brevity, I .shall confine the detailed description to this particular form, although it will be understood that the principle ot my invention may be embodied in many different forms.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents a square casing in the form ot a deep inverted pan. The bottom wall 2 ot the pan is depressed so as to form a deep narrow endless trough which is, however, somewhat shallower than the height ot the side walls of the casing. rThe trough consists of two parallel side walls 8 and 4 and a bottom 5. rlhe outer walls 3 ot the several trough sections are spaced apart from the sides of the casing. while the upper edges of the inner walls #t are connected by the central porti-on G ot the top ot the casing. Consequently there is a tree space surrounding the depending trough while the space that is surrounded by the trough forms a chamber closed at the top and open at the bottom. The sides of the trough are filled with many perorations 7. p

rlhe parts are so proportioned that each of the four sections or wings ofl thel endless trough is adapted to hold a slice of bread or other thing to be toasted. Assuming that .slices ot'bread, as indicated at A, A. in Fig. 2, are placed in the toaster and that the same is then set over a source of heat, such as an electric heating unit, a gas or oil burner, or an opening in the top ot a coal stove, it will be seen that the hot air and gases will rise upwardly into the endless space 8 surrounding the trough and into the chamber 9. The Voutlet for these hottluids is thr-ough the pertorations 7. Therefore, assuming the arrows in Fig. 2 to show the tlow oi' these hot fluids, it will be seen that the latter will be brought into intimate contact with and tlow over both broad faces ot each of the pieces ot bread that is to be toasted. Consequently tour pieces of bread may be toasted'simultaneously and on both sides without removing them or shitting them in any way.

It desired, a suitable batlie 10 may be arranged underneath the bottom of the trough, or elsewhere, to control the upper 'flow ot the hot gases. Similarly, baffles 11 may be placed in the top ot the chamber 9, to direct late-rally the tlow of the gases rising in the center of this chamber.

It desired, the device Vmay be provided with a suitable holder and litter, to permit the toast to be readily removed from the device. In the arrangement shown, there is a central vertical rod 12 projecting through the top wall 6 and provided with a suitable handle 13. At the lower end of the. rod is iiXed a horizontal spider shown as consisting of two cross arms at right angles to each other. These arms extend through slots 15 in the walls et the trough and there support U-shaped clips 16 of wire or other suitable material. lVhen the rod is raised as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the upper portion ot the toast is carried above the top of the toaster and may readily be grasped and removed. On top of the walls 6 is an L- shaped lug 17 underneath which a finger 1S, fixed to the handle or knot 13, which is loose on the rod, may be brought into a predetermined angular position by turningthe handle or knob; thus locking the rod to the toaster and permitting the knob or handle 13 to be used for the purpose of carrying the device, including the toast, from one place to another.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a single preferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the .exact structural details thusv illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which corne Within the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

Y I claiin:

l. A toasting device comprising a shell open at the bottoni, the top oit the shell being depressed to form a deep endless trough opening' upwardly and spaced apart trein the sides ot the shell, and the side walls oli said trough being perforated.

2. il toasting device comprising a shell open at the bottoni, the top ot' the shell having therein deep depressions spaced at soine distance inwardly frein the sides of the shell and each adapted to receive and hold on edge a piece et bread to be toasted, the side Walls of said depressions being perforated.

3. fr toasting device comprising a casing closed at the top and having in said top deep depressions spaced at soine distance inwardly frein the sides ot the shell and each adapted to receive and hold on edge a piece of bread to be toasted, the side Walls of the depressions being perforated.

A toasting device comprising a casing closed at the top, the top wall of said casing being depressed to torni a` deep narrow trough the side Walls ot which are spaced apart trein the corresponding walls of the casing, said side Walls of the trough being perforated.

5. A toasting device comprising a shell having its top depressed to torni a deep narrouY endless trough, the side Walls of the trough being perforated, a litter inounted so as to be vertically movable relativel)7 to the shell, clips on the litter lying in said trough, and means for locking the lifter against .crtical inov'einent relative to the shell.

ln testimony whereof, I sign this specification. p

STEPHEN E. REBORA. 

